Where does “voitonseppele” come from?

voitonseppele (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitto, from Finnish voittaa, from Proto-Finnic voittadak, from Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje- — can, to be able.

voitonseppele (Finnish): victory wreath, victory crown

Definitions

  1. victory wreath, victory crown

Ancestry of “voitonseppele”, step by step

voitonseppele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoittovictory, win; profit
2Finnishvoittaato win
3Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
4Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
5Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able

via Finnish seppele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseppelewreath; garland made to the form of a ring or...
2Old Swedishsäppal—
Every word from Proto-Uralic woje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voidak →Every word from Proto-Finnic voittadak →